If I Were King(Movie, 1938)

Name: If I Were King
Genre: Adventure, History
Released: 1938
Duration: T01:41:00
Rating: 3.3

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

If I Were King is a 1938 American biographical and historical film starring Ronald Colman as medieval poet François Villon, and featuring Basil Rathbone and Frances Dee. It is based on the 1901 play and novel, both of the same name, by Justin Huntly McCarthy, and was directed by Frank Lloyd, with a screenplay adaptation by Preston Sturges. ()

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Awards & Nominations for If I Were King

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About If I Were King

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Based on: "If I Were King" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Paramount Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 6 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/28/1938

Cast: Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, Henry Wilcoxon, Sidney Toler, Bruce Lester, C.V. France, Cheryl Walker, Claude King, Colin Tapley, Francis McDonald, Heather Thatcher, Jimmy Aubrey, John Miljan, Lester Matthews, Lionel Belmore, May Beatty, Montagu Love, Paul Harvey, Ralph Forbes, Stanley Ridges, Walter Kingsford, William Farnum, Winter Hall, William Haade, Ethel Clayton, John George, Ian Maclaren

Director: Frank Lloyd

Producer: Frank Lloyd

Screenwriter: Preston Sturges

Director of Photography: Theodor Sparkuhl

Composer: Richard Hageman

Production Designer: Hans Dreier

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Le Roi des gueux"

Keywords: poet, based on novel or book, turncoat, king, paris, france, 15th century

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